bet a horse cause of name
 

has anyone bet on a horse cause his name was the same as a friend.
the 3rd. race at toga today the four horse his name digger. played him to win in honor of my friend who past away in 1979. digger paid 22.00 to win.

i never have, but i'm waiting for this horse to run named the green monkey. i'm all over his ass when he runs. i love that name!

he was supposed to run in the belmont

A friend of mine does just that and I have seen her play every race at 3 tracks in Las Vegas and hit more winners than any player I know. It's all about cashin the ticket.

It's a fine question, because it is an irrational way of selectinng a winner, hence, a disgrace to a handicapper. Yet, most gamblers(?) believe in such things as streaks, luck and fate

In my opinion, one has to play Names if they have a strong association to you and others involved in your life.

Laugh if you will

I played a horse at Keeneland one time named 'our sophia' for a friend of mine....she won. I know it paid pretty good but I can't remember the odds.

but thats pretty much the only time I've done it....I often see names in the program that I would bet just because I love the name....but I know better.

In my opinion, one has to play Names if they have a strong association to you and others involved in your life.

Laugh if you will[/quote]

I'll agree with that.

I saw a guy dump about $12,000 at Batavia Downs on a horse called "Meadow Gold" because of his daughter. Didn't work out that day for him. Unfortuantely I don't know what the hell happed to that guy in the end, and I will forever hate Journey for it...

I played a trotter in New Zealand named Tomfisher because my Uncle Tom is an avid fisherman. Won and paid like 47 bucks or something (on the dollar). I had like $5 on him, nice payday!

Granted it was New Zealand dollars....

I had a 5 dollar exacta box Digger and Bill's Place, and wouldn't you know the heavy fricken chalk couldn't even get 2nd. Made me sick.

New Zealand? 123 is rubbing off you way too much...

Ha!

--Dunbar

I wonder if I'm the only one who actually got this...

I dropped $20 to win on a horse named Max Power watching a Santa Anita simulcast one day. The night before I was watching the Simpsons when homer took on the alias Max Power...the horse won by open lengths at 13-1

I think he's scheduled to run on Travers Day, and he'll probably be 1-5.

Takes very little to amuse guys like us, doesn't it?

If I recall, The guy's name was Tony S
:D

My sister bet a horse named Dickey Rickey b/c her oldest son is named Richard. She bet $10 win and he paid like $25 on $2 tkt.

Another friend plays the horse's names instead of looking at a form. She usually shows a profit.:)

I was at Keeneland one day in 95 or 96 and noticed a maiden named Fiftyfiftyovefifty was 50-1. I thought about it for a minute and then thought "Nah, that could never happen..." Boy was I wrong.

While I never bet a horse because of a name, my two kids ages 8 & 11 have (what else would they do). This happened last Monday while we were on vacation in Kentucky, and we stopped in Louisville. After visiting the Kentucky Derby museum, we went to Churchill Down's clubhouse for lunch. While eating, I told each of them I would bet $2 to win on a horse at Saratoga, but they had to pay me back the $2 if they won. I didn't explain the odds or anything. I just read them names of the horses running. My 8 year old won the 3rd race (Featherbed) which paid $5.90, and my 11 year old then won the 4th race (Zee Zee) which paid $5.40. Not a big payoff, but the look and smile on their face after their horse won was priceless. After tossing in the 10 and 60 cents to make the payoff an even 6 bucks, they were each up $2 going into the 5th race. I said they could bet, or they could walk out a winner with $2 in their pocket. Each chose the cash.

As we were driving back home to Michigan, we went by Turfway Park. When I told the kids that, they asked if we could stop to place a bet. My wife gave me one of those looks, and said look what have started. I got out of it by saying there is no racing there right now, or tv's to watch racing.

If you are ever at Churchill, you must get a Derby dog. It's a 1/2 pound hot dog with chili, cheese, onion, relish, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers. It only cost $5, and boy was it good.